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EPISODE 177
HOW TO WRITE A QUERY LETTER 101
Originally released as Ep 86. We went through our interviews with 4 literary agents for insights about the Query Letter process, and edited together their answers by question. Erin Niumata is SVP at Folio Literary Management. Marlo Berliner is an Associate Agent at The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency. Andrea Morrison is a Literary Agent at Writers House, A Literary Agency. Cate Hart is a Literary Agent at Harvey Klinger Literary Agency.
EPISODE 176
The Business of Independent Comic Book Publishing
Originally released as Ep 114. Gamal Hennessy is a comic book attorney and business consultant with more than two decades of experience. He is currently wrapping up a Kickstarter for his upcoming book The Business of Independent Comic Book Publishing, which is a comprehensive and easy-to-understand overview of the business of comic book publishing. It’s edited by Aftershock editor-in-chief Mike Marts and features a foreword from writer and Heavy Metal executive editor Joseph P. Illidge. When he’s not practicing law, Gamal writes novels and provides both business advice and legal representation for comic book creators and publishers.
EPISODE 175
SECRETS OF WRITING 7: STAR WARS, MARVEL, DISNEY+
For our 175th episode, we compiled the best advice from episodes 151-174 into one "Secrets of Writing" episode, with insights from industry professionals for Star Wars, Marvel, Disney+, Netflix, etc.
EPISODE 174
WRITING COWBOY BEBOP, LOST IN SPACE, AND THE DARK CRYSTAL
Originally released as Ep 54. Vivian Lee is a TV Writer for Netflix's Cowboy Bebop, Lost in Space, and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.
EPISODE 173
WRITING WANDA VISION
Peter Cameron is a screenwriter and producer who has worked on projects for such studios as Marvel Studios, Amazon Originals, and Netflix. For Marvel Studios, Peter's credits include Executive Story Editor and Writer on WandaVision, for which he was nominated for a writing Emmy, Writer and Producer on Moon Knight, and Co-writer and Consulting Producer on Werewolf by Night. For Amazon Originals, he was Story Editor and Writer on Carnival Row. And he also was the co-writer of Delusion: Lies Within, an interactive horror play. Peter’s upcoming project for Marvel Studios' Agatha: Coven of Chaos, for which he is a Supervising Producer, is estimated for release in 2023.
EPISODE 172
WRITING WILLOW
Jonathan Kasdan is a film and television screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. His film work includes writing and directing In the Land of Women and The First Time, as well as writing and co-producing Solo: A Star Wars Story. For TV, Jonathan was a writer for Freaks and Geeks and Dawson’s Creek. His newest project, the TV series Willow, for which he developed and is an executive producer and writer, is streaming now on Disney+. Jonathan also worked on a previous draft of the upcoming Indiana Jones 5 film, which is scheduled for release on June 30, 2023.
EPISODE 171
WRITING THE BEAR
Sofya Levitsky-Weitz is a Brooklyn and LA-based TV writer and playwright. For TV, she was a writer for FX's critically acclaimed The Bear and Hulu's The Dropout, and a writer for Starz's Gaslit. As a playwright, her plays include this party sucks (on the 2019 Kilroy's List), Cannabis Passover (PWC Playlabs, 2021-2 finalist for the O’Neill Playwrights’ Conference), be mean to me, and Intuitive Men, and her musical Nostalgia Night (composer: Matt McCollum) was produced in Winter 2022. Sofya has projects in development with Lionsgate, her play this party sucks is optioned by Mark Gordon Pictures for the stage and film/TV rights and will be commercially produced next year, and The Bear Season 2 is expected to release in 2023.
EPISODE 170
WRITING INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
Hannah Moscovitch is a Canadian playwright who rose to national prominence in the 2000s. She is best known for her plays East of Berlin, This Is War, Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, and Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, for which she received the 2021 Governor General's Award for English-language drama. Her newest project, AMC's Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, for which she is a writer and Co-Executive Producer, is now streaming on AMC, and it's first season's finale premieres on television next week, November 13, 2022.
